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This happened to me on August 5, 2003.
I served as a Marine air traffic controller in Vietnam. My son, Austin, is currently in the Corps. He has had 2 tours in Iraq. Currently, he is enroute to Camp Butler, Okinawa.
This story is about how Austin let me know he was back in the United States from his first tour in Iraq.
This is a picture I took while serving as an Ordnance tech with Mike Battery 3/11 during the invasion of Iraq. The city in the back round is Baghdad. This was taken right around the time we transitioned from providing fire support to a provisional rifle company.
I am so proud of my Marine, LCpl Daniel Lambert. Daniel fulfilled a boyhood dream in September 2007 when he completed boot camp at Parris Island – he was a Marine! But to me I am proud of my son for more than being a Marine. When he graduated from high school in June of 2007 he was a honor student and had been accepted at NC State University and was recruited by a small college in NC to play football. However, Daniel choose to follow his dream and leave for boot camp just two weeks after graduating. Daniel just returned from a seven month deployment overseas and is expected to deploy again in early 2010. Daniel’s grandfather served in the Navy in World War II and a very special man he “adopted” as his grandfather served in the Army in World War II. These two men are Daniel’s heroes but MY HERO is my son – my Marine – LCpl Daniel Lambert!
Sgt. Grit~
I just wanted to comment on Dale Peterson’s story about getting to the airport…. almost on time! Just as I was getting to the end, and he said he could not find the big black man that brought him to the airport, and then he was told that he reported alone, I teared up and got chills…. then I read the next paragraph, only to read that Mr.Peterson still feels that way everytime he thinks about that story.
My son, Cpl Flynn King, and his Motor T- brothers with the 1/11 Bravo. Photos are from his Iraq deployment in fall 2005- spring 2006.They are driving top of the line, heavily armored, government-issued stealth vehicles.
from Nancy Williams, proud mom of Marine Iraq War Veteran, Cpl Flynn King of Alabama
My son, Cpl Flynn King, and his Motor T- brothers with the 1/11 Bravo. Photos are from his Iraq deployment in fall 2005- spring 2006.They are driving top of the line, heavily armored, government-issued stealth vehicles.
from Nancy Williams, proud mom of Marine Iraq War Veteran, Cpl Flynn King of Alabama
Sgt Grit,
